Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Sierra Leone's military expenditure stands at 0.4625% as of 2024-12-31, down from 0.6033% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Sierra Leone's military expenditure was 0.4625%, down from 0.6033% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's military expenditure was 0.6033%, up from 0.5823% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's military expenditure was 0.5823%, down from 0.6003% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's military expenditure was 0.6003%, up from 0.4861% in 2020.
In 2020, Sierra Leone's military expenditure was 0.4861%, up from 0.3763% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4625% | -0.1407% |
| 2023 | 0.6033% | +0.021% |
| 2022 | 0.5823% | -0.018% |
| 2021 | 0.6003% | +0.1142% |
| 2020 | 0.4861% | +0.1098% |
| 2019 | 0.3763% | -0.0894% |
| 2018 | 0.4657% | -0.2113% |
| 2017 | 0.677% | -0.0372% |
| 2016 | 0.7142% | +0.1325% |
| 2015 | 0.5817% | -0.1656% |
| 2014 | 0.7473% | +0.2774% |
| 2013 | 0.47% | -0.048% |
| 2012 | 0.5179% | -0.013% |
| 2011 | 0.5309% | -0.0695% |
| 2010 | 0.6004% | -0.0953% |
| 2009 | 0.6958% | +0.0921% |
| 2008 | 0.6037% | -0.239% |
| 2007 | 0.8427% | -0.0482% |
| 2006 | 0.8909% | +0.0314% |
| 2005 | 0.8595% | -0.1154% |
| 2004 | 0.9749% | -0.303% |
| 2003 | 1.28% | -0.0818% |
| 2002 | 1.36% | -0.363% |
| 2001 | 1.72% | +0.1447% |
| 2000 | 1.58% | +0.4848% |
| 1999 | 1.09% | +0.4495% |
| 1998 | 0.6437% | +0.1632% |
| 1997 | 0.4805% | -0.3694% |
| 1996 | 0.8499% | -0.3872% |
| 1995 | 1.24% | -0.0137% |
| 1994 | 1.25% | -0.0559% |
| 1993 | 1.31% | -0.3812% |
| 1992 | 1.69% | +0.4086% |
| 1991 | 1.28% | +0.4584% |
| 1990 | 0.8208% | +0.2963% |
| 1989 | 0.5245% | +0.2229% |
| 1988 | 0.3016% | +0.05% |
| 1987 | 0.2516% | -0.0938% |
| 1986 | 0.3454% | +0.1206% |
| 1985 | 0.2248% | -0.0774% |
| 1984 | 0.3022% | -0.0586% |
| 1983 | 0.3607% | -0.0721% |
| 1982 | 0.4328% | -0.111% |
| 1981 | 0.5438% | -0.0436% |
| 1980 | 0.5874% | -0.5202% |
| 1979 | 1.11% | +0.1078% |
| 1978 | 0.9999% | -0.0885% |
| 1977 | 1.09% | -0.0037% |
| 1976 | 1.09% | +0.0619% |
| 1975 | 1.03% | -0.1837% |
| 1974 | 1.21% | +0.1714% |
| 1973 | 1.04% | +0.0894% |
| 1972 | 0.9531% | +0.0543% |
| 1971 | 0.8987% | -0.0362% |
| 1970 | 0.935% | +0.0623% |
| 1969 | 0.8727% | +0.0678% |
| 1968 | 0.8049% | +0.0079% |
| 1967 | 0.7969% | +0.1043% |
| 1966 | 0.6926% | -0.03% |
| 1965 | 0.7226% | -0.0581% |
| 1964 | 0.7808% | +0.0176% |
| 1963 | 0.7631% | +0.0489% |
| 1962 | 0.7142% | -0.0123% |
| 1961 | 0.7266% | -0.0245% |
| 1960 | 0.7511% | — |
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Sierra Leone's military expenditure is 0.4625% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 0.6033% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.72% (2001); the lowest is 0.2248% (1985), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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